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Sundance Review: Josephine is a Stomach-Churning Portrait of Lost Innocence
by admin|9 months ago|The Film Stage
Perspective is everything in Beth de Araújo’s Josephine, a stomach-churning drama focused on the loss of innocence and the ill-equipped guidance—both parental and bureaucratic—that can compound enduring trauma. We first meet eight-year-old Josephine (Mason Reeves, in a remarkable debut performance)...
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The Love That Remains Review: A Cathartic, Impressionistic Portrait of Love and Loss
by admin|9 months ago|The Film Stage
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 NYFF coverage. The Love That Remains opens in theaters on January 30. Hlynur Pálmason’s fourth feature marks a soft, Malickian left turn for the man behind the icy-bleak dramas...
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A Poet Review: A Darkly Humorous Tale of Failed Creative Pursuits
by admin|9 months ago|The Film Stage
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. A Poet opens in theaters on January 30. Far removed from the mournful yearnings of A Quiet Passion––much less the quotidian, calming rhythms of Paterson––Simón Mesa Soto’s...
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Islands Review: Sam Riley-Led Neo Noir Plays It Too Safe
by admin|9 months ago|The Film Stage
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Berlinale coverage. Islands opens in theaters on January 30. Sam Riley stars as Tom, a washed-up tennis-pro-turned-coach at a luxury island hotel on the Canary Islands, in Islands, the...
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COLD STORAGE Review: Genre Hybrid Never Fully Commits
by admin|9 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Joe Keery, Georgina Campbell, and Liam Neeson star in the thriller, directed by Jonny Campbell from a script by David Koepp. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Sundance 2026 Review: CHASING SUMMER, A Cut Above the Usual Coming Home Comedy-Drama
by admin|9 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Directed by Josephine Decker, Iliza Shlesinger wrote and stars in the comedy-drama, alongside Garrett Wareing, Lola Tung, Cassidy Freeman, Tom Welling, and Megan Mullally. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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“CAROUSEL”
by admin|9 months ago|Next Best Picture
THE STORY – A divorced doctor’s carefully constructed life in Cleveland is upended when his daughter’s debate aspirations and the unexpected return of a past love force him to confront his own choices and embrace a second chance. THE CAST...
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“THE AI DOC: OR HOW I BECAME AN APOCALOPTIMIST”
by admin|9 months ago|Next Best Picture
THE STORY – A father-to-be tries to figure out what is happening with all this AI insanity. THE CAST – Daniel Roher THE TEAM – Daniel Roher & Charlie Tyrell (Directors) THE RUNNING TIME – 103 Minutes Is there any...
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“KNIFE: THE ATTEMPTED MURDER OF SALMAN RUSHDIE”
by admin|9 months ago|Next Best Picture
THE STORY – Previously unseen footage captured by Salman Rushdie’s wife, Rachel Eliza Griffiths, documents his journey. Following not just his physical rehabilitation, but also the restoration of his spirit and optimism. Inspired by Rushdie’s memoir “Knife: Meditations After an...
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“IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE”
by admin|9 months ago|Next Best Picture
THE STORY – Three storylines, spanning thousands of years, intersect and reflect on hope, connection, and the circle of life. THE CAST – Rashida Jones, Daveed Diggs, Kate McKinnon, Jorge Vargas, Tanaya Beatty & Skywalker Hughes THE TEAM – Andrew...
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